“There were rumors that it was some sort of Hollywood people.”. But outside, it caught some eyes. Moran Yacht & Ship . The 151’6” Lady May was built by the Dutch builder Feadship in 2014 and originally launched as Como. A sailboat being towed at Bruce & Johnson Marina in Branford on August 21, 2020. Lady May joins the other recent mega yacht sightings of So Nice and Utopia IV off Rye. Not long after noon Tuesday, the yacht steamed in circles briefly before disappearing behind Duck Island and heading west toward New Haven and New York. The $28 million mega yacht is owned by an exiled Chinese billionaire. mark.zaretsky@hearstmediact.com. “It’s pretty quiet down here. On Saturday, the Lady May sat anchored within a flare gun’s reach of North Manursing Island at the opening to Port Chester Harbor and just on the Connecticut side of the NY/CT state line. “I read the story yesterday,” he said. Moran Yacht & Ship. A Darien man who was just passing through on his 36-foot sailboat, the “Funny Girl,” which had had some mechanical issues, said he was unaware of what happened with Bannon. What’s driving the rise in cases? “I’d say, no, it’s actually a community,” Shawn Mathis said. In addition to paying off personal expenses, Bannon is accused of secretly paying co-defendant Brian Kolfage, the founder of the project. You can unsubscribe at any time. Man says death ‘part of my life’ since his wife was killed in... Branford resident makes case to panel over removal of signs, New Haven union activists aim to ‘change the map’, Guilford after-school program moves to full-day. The warm late-summer afternoon brought couples, families, and groups of friends from assorted walks of life to the harbor walk; Knia Mathis led another couple down for a closer look at the Lady May, which sat, along with the piers and the catamarans, beyond a gate. 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The yacht is owned by “self exiled” Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui (who also goes by the names Guo Wen Gui, Guo Haoyun, Miles Guo, and Miles Kwok, according the Wikipedia. (PHOTO: The mega yacht Lady May on Saturday, September 5, 2020.). 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Cara Pavalock-D’Amato apologizes after dispute outside Bristol GOP fundraiser leads to social media ruckus. Afterward, he was released on $5 million bail, secured by $1.75 million in assets. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. The Lady May, a 151-yacht docked at Steel Pointe on Bridgeport Harbor, in Bridgeport, Conn. Aug. 21, 2020. During a visit to Steelpointe, Eduardo Fontain takes a cellphone photo of his daughter, Dionnah, and nephew Zanoh Diaz near the Lady May, a 151-yacth docked in Bridgeport Harboe, in Bridgeport, Conn. Aug. 21, 2020. Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon was arrested yesterday on fraud charges. Editorial: A positive step toward teacher diversity. The U.S. Coast Guard collected Bannon from the 151-foot, $28 million yacht Lady May at about 7 a.m., within sight of the beach houses in Westbrook. Bruce Kuryla, general manager at Bruce & Johnson’s, said that members of the Long Island Sound boating community “share one thing — everybody has a certain love of being on the water. “I’m a lot more concerned about that than I am about Steve Bannon.”. Bannon was arrested in Connecticut early Thursday. Bannon was picked up by US Postal Service inspectors aboard a 150-foot yacht suited for a Bond villain in the Long Island Sound near Westbrook, Connecticut. One-time Trump campaign adviser Steve Bannon was arrested on fraud charges aboard a $28 million yacht off the coast of Connecticut Thursday. Nancy, of Branford (did not want to be identified with last name) on her 46-foot boat at Bruce & Johnson Marina in Branford on August 21, 2020. NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 20: Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon exits the Manhattan Federal Court on August 20, 2020 in the Manhattan borough of New York City. “You come here for peace of mind,” she said. The magistrate judge approved Bannon’s release on $5 million bail, secured by $1.75 million in assets. You don’t see much of anything,” said Amodio, who spends much of her summer on the boat with her husband, often sleeping on it. Marlo of Orange (did not want to be identified with last name) on her 46-foot boat at Bruce & Johnson Marina in Branford on August 21, 2020. He also makes a point of knowing where all the good ethnic and hole-in-the-wall restaurants, bars and bakeries are -- and is an unapologetic Cubs, Bears, Blackhawks and Bulls fan. “He’s an a—,” said the man, who said he lived in Madison but didn’t want to be identified by name. “I was out sailing” all day Thursday, he said. For another one of his slip neighbors at Bruce & Johnson’s, there are more important things to worry about than what’s happened Thursday with Bannon. Photo: Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media. In addition to his work as a journalist, Zaretsky is a front man for The Cobalt Rhythm Kings and The Chicago Dawgs and occasionally performs with Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Mark Naftalin and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. “I would say the Branford police boats, they’ve done a great job,” she said. The case against Bannon and the others was made by U.S. On Saturday, the Lady May sat anchored within a flare gun’s reach of North Manursing Island at the opening to Port Chester Harbor and just on the Connecticut side of the NY/CT state line. Rachel Amodio of West Haven wasn’t particularly concerned about what was up with Bannon as she sat on her 46-foot power boat, “Second Chance,” soaking up the sun. “People who own boats, they are friendly to each other. The large windows allowing plenty of natural light in the saloon and the cleverly designed rotating seating area allows guests to maximize the stunning views.”. She said she was “just down here to relax, and she was a lot more concerned about “all the young kids on the water who are rafted up during COVID,” with no social distancing.